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Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:04:34 UTC No. 16257577
How do I get good at math?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:06:57 UTC No. 16257579
Like everything else, by doing it.
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 03:46:35 UTC No. 16257638
>>16257577
Read math history. Study linguistics and axioms and math will be so intuitive you can do it in your sleep
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:28:53 UTC No. 16257669
>>16257638
Thanks. Why linguistics though?
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 04:40:16 UTC No. 16257680
>>16257669
Because math is a language with numbers and symbols.
And theorems are based on decidedabilty which must be clear and concise with structure and universally understood through all language and cultures
Also math is useless unless applied philosophically or applied to measure a system. Or physical substance. Example How much soda in this bottle or how much drugs my dealer gave me etc.
Or when making predictions you manipulate symbols to find truth values. Truth is based on universal axioms. Wich are language based
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 05:19:24 UTC No. 16257714
>>16257579
the correct answer got ignored because mathlets don't want to do math
Anonymous at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:18:34 UTC No. 16257916
>>16257577
Study and practice.
Touch my Borken at Fri, 28 Jun 2024 10:49:36 UTC No. 16257939
>>16257916
Begone faggots.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:24:00 UTC No. 16259021
>>16257955
Kek. Do you have any suggestions for a REAL math board that actively solves math instead of losers complaining about studying it?
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 00:35:49 UTC No. 16259047
>>16257577
Hi, math tutor here.
As an anecdote with what I've seen, it's about learning by doing, and learning by watching.
To get good at math, you need to solve problems. Read the book, look at the examples, and do the problems.
However, I do think there is merit in watching others solve problems as well. Youtube is great for this, because there are countless of videos that go through a variety of different problems. Admittedly, it does lack in quality, and I know a lot of creators like to take shortcuts (like the epidemic of using "DNE" - does not exist - for limits), which is why I highly recommend books.
Be careful though. Math does include logic, and at some point, you should be required to learn either logical notation or thinking in the context of math problems. Go ham on this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_
Rules from logic apply to mathematics as well (e.g. de Morgan's law), so learn these and use them when appropriate (depending on your level)
When it comes to problem solving techniques, a great one I use myself a lot is "divide and conquer". Problems are often composed of smaller, easier problems, so you may use this to chop a problem up in smaller and easier pieces to arrive at your solution.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 12:57:56 UTC No. 16259687
>>16257577
I have greatly improved my math by youtube channels of people solving problems showing every step of the solution
This person, that I think is some sort of Indian kid, is my favorite
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7s5
Also, buy books and workbooks, especially if you have forgotten a lot of high school math
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:03:51 UTC No. 16259695
>>16257577
>>16257579
There are also math apps that give problems + solutions.
This is a great way to get better at math every day.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:06:26 UTC No. 16259697
1. Take a math book.
2. Sit down.
3. Read it.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:26:54 UTC No. 16259734
>>16257577
More importantly: does learning math lead to discovering the secrets of the universe and become an eternally blissful God-like being? There needs to be a pay-off for all the suffering caused by practicing math.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:31:43 UTC No. 16259748
>>16259734
The pay-off is understanding.
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:33:26 UTC No. 16259752
>>16257579
Not a spectator sport
Anonymous at Sat, 29 Jun 2024 13:46:53 UTC No. 16259777
>>16259752
It actually is mostly spectator sport. The vast majority of the work done by mathematicians is in spectating and trying to understand what others have done, at least in the beginning of their careers.